{"id":318,"date":"2020-11-02T15:22:22","date_gmt":"2020-11-02T15:22:22","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/prodmsupram.wpengine.com\/?page_id=318"},"modified":"2026-02-03T20:19:22","modified_gmt":"2026-02-03T20:19:22","slug":"professional-development","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/starkvillepram.org\/?page_id=318","title":{"rendered":"Professional Development"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"318\" class=\"elementor elementor-318\" data-elementor-post-type=\"page\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-4f762a4 elementor-section-content-middle elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"4f762a4\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-no\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 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data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-54494d6\" data-id=\"54494d6\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0472d91 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"0472d91\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\"><h4 data-elementor-setting-key=\"title\" data-pen-placeholder=\"Type Here...\" style=\"font-size: 57px;font-style: normal;font-weight: 600;font-family: Roboto, sans-serif;text-align: center\">PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT<span style=\"color: var( --e-global-color-primary );font-family: var( --e-global-typography-primary-font-family ), Sans-serif;font-size: 2.13333rem;font-weight: var( --e-global-typography-primary-font-weight )\"><\/span><\/h4><\/h4>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1b403a1 elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"1b403a1\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ff22f7c elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"ff22f7c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>From learning how to obtain the APR credential to participating in monthly meetings featuring speakers&nbsp;<span style=\"font-size: 22px;\">who discuss a variety of topics such as video storytelling, crisis communication, and PR strategies to attending virtual events hosted by our sister chapters, members of Starkville-MSU PRAM have a host of professional development opportunities available to them throughout the year.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f431360 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"f431360\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">MONTHLY PRAM MEETINGS<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6dd60d3 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"6dd60d3\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"color: #777777; font-size: 22px; font-style: normal; font-weight: 400; text-align: center;\">Starkville-MSU PRAM meets regularly on <\/span><span style=\"color: #777777; font-size: 22px; font-style: normal; text-align: center;\"><b>the third Wednesday of each month during the academic year<\/b><\/span><span style=\"color: rgb(119, 119, 119); font-size: 22px; font-style: normal; text-align: center;\">. The chapter does not hold meetings in the months of June and July during the summer. Check our <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/starkville_msu_pram\/?hl=en\" style=\"\"><b>Instagram<\/b><\/a> or <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/StarkvillePRAM\/\" style=\"\"><b>Facebook<\/b><\/a> accounts for the most updated information about our monthly meetings.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-dedc8cc elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"dedc8cc\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\"><h2 data-elementor-setting-key=\"title\" data-pen-placeholder=\"Type Here...\" style=\"font-style: normal;font-weight: 600;line-height: 34px;font-family: Roboto, sans-serif;text-align: center\"><span style=\"font-family: var( --e-global-typography-primary-font-family ), Sans-serif;font-weight: var( --e-global-typography-primary-font-weight );font-size: 35px\"><font color=\"#5d1725\">AFFILIATED PR ORGANIZATIONS<\/font><\/span><span style=\"color: var( --e-global-color-primary );font-family: var( --e-global-typography-primary-font-family ), Sans-serif;font-size: 2.13333rem;font-weight: var( --e-global-typography-primary-font-weight )\"><\/span><\/h2><\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-25028ad elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"25028ad\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><a style=\"font-size: 22px; background-color: #ffffff;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.pramcentral.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>Sister<\/strong><b> Chapters: <\/b>Central Chapter<\/a>, <a style=\"font-size: 22px; background-color: #ffffff;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/PRAMGulfCoast\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Gulf Coast Chapter<\/a>,\u00a0<a style=\"font-size: 22px; background-color: #ffffff;\" href=\"https:\/\/prambeach.net\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Mississippi Beach Chapter<\/a>,\u00a0<a style=\"font-size: 22px; background-color: #ffffff;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/PRAMNortheast\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Northeast Chapter<\/a>,\u00a0<a style=\"font-size: 22px; background-color: #ffffff;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/pramoxford\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Magnolia Chapter<\/a>,\u00a0<a style=\"font-size: 22px; background-color: #ffffff;\" href=\"http:\/\/pinebeltpram.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Pine Belt Chapter<\/a><\/p><p><strong>Parent Organizations: <\/strong><a href=\"http:\/\/sprf.org\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Southern Public Relations Federation<\/a>,\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/pramonline.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Public Relations Association of Mississippi<\/a><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-f7d1b92 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"f7d1b92\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-background-overlay\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-517d6b1\" data-id=\"517d6b1\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a711abf elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"a711abf\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\"><b>ACCREDITATION IN PUBLIC RELATIONS<\/b><\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f1df3a5 elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"f1df3a5\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section 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src=\"https:\/\/starkvillepram.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/PRSA_APR.png\" class=\"attachment-medium_large size-medium_large wp-image-770\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/starkvillepram.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/PRSA_APR.png 497w, https:\/\/starkvillepram.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/PRSA_APR-161x300.png 161w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 497px) 100vw, 497px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-1f65df2\" data-id=\"1f65df2\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f0aa2a5 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"f0aa2a5\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div style=\"font-size: 22px; font-style: normal; font-weight: 400; color: #000000; text-align: center;\">\n<p style=\"font-size: 22px;\">One of the many benefits to membership in PRAM is the opportunity to become<span class=\"apple-converted-space\" style=\"font-size: 22px;\">&nbsp;<\/span><a style=\"font-size: 22px; color: #5d1725; transition-property: all;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.praccreditation.org\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: bold;\">Accredited in Public Relations (APR)<\/span><\/a>. Earning the APR demonstrates your professional competence, expertise in the field, commitment to ethics, and desire to continue learning and improving.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"font-size: 22px; font-style: normal; font-weight: 400; color: #000000; text-align: center;\">\n<p style=\"font-size: 22px;\"><span class=\"color15\" style=\"font-size: 22px;\">Established in 1964, APR is the nation\u2019s only post-graduate PR certification program.&nbsp;<\/span>To earn the APR, practitioners complete the Examination for Accreditation in Public Relations Application, study, sit for a panel presentation, and complete the computer-based examination. You are not alone in this pursuit. Professionals representing numerous organizations have provided a wide range of study materials and related tips to help you prepare!<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"font-size: 22px; font-style: normal; font-weight: 400; color: #000000; text-align: center;\">\n<p style=\"font-size: 22px;\">Your membership in PRAM also provides membership in the Southern Public Relations Federation. SPRF is one of nine member organizations of the<span class=\"apple-converted-space\" style=\"font-size: 22px;\">&nbsp;<\/span><a style=\"font-size: 22px; color: #5d1725; transition-property: all;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.praccreditation.org\/about-uab\/board\/index.html\"><span style=\"font-weight: bold;\">Universal Accreditation Board<\/span><\/a><span class=\"apple-converted-space\" style=\"font-size: 22px;\">&nbsp;<\/span>administering the APR and other related programs. The APR+M is a special additional credential for professionals in military public affairs practice.<\/p>\n<\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-6f17d3f elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"6f17d3f\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-da2ec91\" data-id=\"da2ec91\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-52db5c3 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"52db5c3\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div style=\"font-size: 22px; font-style: normal; font-weight: 400; background-color: #c1c6c8; color: #000000; text-align: center;\"><p style=\"font-size: 22px;\"><span class=\"apple-converted-space\" style=\"font-size: 22px; font-style: normal; font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-size: 22px; font-style: normal; font-weight: 400;\">In addition to the APR and APR+M, the UAB now\u00a0<\/span><span style=\"font-size: 22px; font-style: normal; font-weight: 400;\">offers the<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><a style=\"background-color: #c1c6c8; font-size: 22px; font-style: normal; font-weight: 400; color: #5d1725;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.praccreditation.org\/apply\/certificate\/\"><span style=\"font-size: 22px; font-weight: bold;\">Certificate in Principles of Public Relations<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-size: 22px; font-style: normal; font-weight: 400;\">.\u00a0<\/span><span style=\"font-size: 22px; font-style: normal; font-weight: 400; font-family: var( --e-global-typography-text-font-family ), Sans-serif;\">This is designed for seniors or graduate students in public relations or closely related areas\u00a0<\/span>of study who are within six months of graduation (before or after). The Certificate in Principles of Public Relations is an entry-level program similar to many other fields and provides external validation of public relations knowledge for these graduates as they enter careers. It is hoped that students earning the Certificate in Principles of Public Relations will earn the APR within five years.<\/p><\/div><div style=\"font-size: 22px; font-style: normal; background-color: #c1c6c8; color: #000000; text-align: center;\"><p style=\"font-weight: 400; font-size: 22px;\">All of these programs are designed to help professionals and future practitioners set themselves apart in the competitive field of public relations. Contact your local chapter leaders for more information or review the<span class=\"apple-converted-space\" style=\"font-size: 22px;\">\u00a0<\/span><a style=\"font-size: 22px; color: #5d1725; transition-property: all;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.praccreditation.org\/\"><span style=\"font-size: 22px; font-weight: bold;\">APR website<\/span><\/a>.<span style=\"font-size: 22px;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p><p><strong>Starkville-MSU PRAM members who hold the APR credential:<\/strong><b><br \/><\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400; font-size: 22px;\">Karyn Brown, <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400; font-size: 22px;\">APR<br \/><\/span><span style=\"font-size: 22px; font-weight: 400;\">John Forde<\/span><span style=\"font-size: 22px;\">, Ph.D., APR, Fellow PRSA<br \/><\/span><span style=\"font-size: 22px; font-weight: 400;\">Diane Godwin<\/span><span style=\"font-size: 22px; font-weight: 400;\">, APR<br \/>Allison Matthews, APR<\/span><\/p><\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT From learning how to obtain the APR credential to participating in monthly meetings featuring speakers&nbsp;who discuss a variety of topics such as video storytelling, crisis communication, and PR strategies to attending virtual events hosted by our sister chapters, members of Starkville-MSU PRAM have a host of professional development opportunities available to them throughout [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":6,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"site-sidebar-layout":"no-sidebar","site-content-layout":"page-builder","ast-site-content-layout":"full-width-container","site-content-style":"unboxed","site-sidebar-style":"unboxed","ast-global-header-display":"","ast-banner-title-visibility":"","ast-main-header-display":"","ast-hfb-above-header-display":"","ast-hfb-below-header-display":"","ast-hfb-mobile-header-display":"","site-post-title":"","ast-breadcrumbs-content":"","ast-featured-img":"disabled","footer-sml-layout":"","ast-disable-related-posts":"","theme-transparent-header-meta":"default","adv-header-id-meta":"","stick-header-meta":"","header-above-stick-meta":"","header-main-stick-meta":"","header-below-stick-meta":"","astra-migrate-meta-layouts":"set","ast-page-background-enabled":"default","ast-page-background-meta":{"desktop":{"background-color":"","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"tablet":{"background-color":"","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"mobile":{"background-color":"","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""}},"ast-content-background-meta":{"desktop":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-5)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"tablet":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-5)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"mobile":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-5)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""}},"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-318","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.4 - 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